Grain Millers welcomes flax 'legends' Linda and Glenn Pizzey to its team
Flaxseed experts Linda and Glenn Pizzey, previously of Pizzey’s Milling, have joined cereal and dairy ingredients supplier Grain Millers, Inc.
The Pizzeys will be involved with all aspects of Grain Millers’ flax business, including processing, product development and technical services, said Grain Millers' president Steve Eilertson.
“The Pizzeys are legends in the flax business. Their passion for flax and their understanding of its nutritional and functional benefits are unmatched. We’re thrilled to be working with them to reinvigorate the category and put focus toward helping people understand just how powerful a food flax can be.”
The Pizzeys have joined Grain Millers as it launches its new SafeFlax line of flaxseed products, which undergo a proprietary heat-stabilization and pasteurization treatment.
“Grain Millers’ advanced understanding of flax processing was one of the things that interested us most in this partnership,” said Linda Pizzey.
“The SafeFlax process allows us to optimize the processing parameters for different products. Without this feature, you might eliminate pathogens, but you won’t adequately maintain the stability of the natural lipids and other nutritional and functional components in flax.”
The SafeFlax line - which will be manufactured at Grain Millers' Marion, Indiana, facility and at a new site in Angusville, Manitoba - includes products designed for the baking, cereal, and beverage markets, and will also be used in mixes.
